42 U.S. Code § 2000e–16a - Short title; purpose; definition

Sections
2000e–16a to
2000e–16c of this title may be cited as the “Government Employee Rights Act of 1991”.

(b) Purpose

The purpose of sections
2000e–16a to
2000e–16c of this title is to provide procedures to protect the rights of certain government employees, with respect to their public employment, to be free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.

(c) “Violation” defined

For purposes of sections
2000e–16a to
2000e–16c of this title, the term “violation” means a practice that violates section
2000e–16b(a) of this title.

Sections
2000e–16a to
2000e–16c of this title, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of Pub. L. 102–166, which is classified generally to sections
2000e–16a to
2000e–16c of this title. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section
1201 of Title
2, The Congress.

Amendments

1995—Pub. L. 104–1amended section generally, substituting “rights of certain government employees” for “right of Senate and other government employees” in subsec. (b) and striking out definitions of “Senate employee” and “head of employing office” in subsec. (c).

1994—Subsec. (c)(1)(B) to (D). Pub. L. 103–283, which directed the amendment of subsec. (c) by striking out subpar. (B), redesignating subpars. (C) and (D) as (B) and (C), respectively, and striking out “or (B)” after “described in subparagraph (A)” in subpars. (B) and (C), was executed by making the amendment to subsec. (c)(1) to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Prior to amendment, subpar. (B) read as follows: “any employee of the Architect of the Capitol who is assigned to the Senate Restaurants or to the Superintendent of the Senate Office Buildings;”.

Effective Date

Section effective Nov. 21, 1991, except as otherwise provided, see section 402 ofPub. L. 102–166, set out as an Effective Date of 1991 Amendment note under section
1981 of this title.